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A high fever is dangerous to human body because it

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Denatures enzymes
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Inactivates enzymes
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Coagulates blood
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Boils fluids inside body
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Solution

The correct option is A Denatures enzymes
Enzymes play very important role in living organisms. All the biological activity is catalyzed by enzymes. Enzymes are heat and ph sensitive it cannot work at very high temperature or very low temperature. If the temperature of a body raises due to high fever, enzymes denature and not function properly which is dangerous to living body. Thus, the correct answer is A.

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